What's Up with Mario Tennis?

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Mario Tennis for the Game Boy Color is still underway, but information is scarce. Here's a taste.

By IGN Staff

We've known for a while now that Camelot is working on a Game Boy Color version of Mario Tennis, which is also in development for the Nintendo 64. The game is nearing completion on the N64, but nothing has been mentioned about the portable version of the game. In an interview between 64 Dream and Camelot's game designers, the Takahashi brothers, details have come forth. Not much, but it's certainly a start.

According to the Takahashi brothers, they still can't talk about the Game Boy Color version of the game because of Nintendo directly. The two stated that they would be happy if the game could be released shortly after Mario Tennis 64, much like Mario Golf was for the N64 and Game Boy Color -- but the release dates are up to Nintendo itself.

The only thing they could reveal about the game is that it will be for the Game Boy Color exclusively. Link cable is a definite possibility, but the two couldn't talk about the support. Nor could they elaborate on the Transfer Pak options that may make their way into the two versions of the game.

We may see more on this game when Nintendo has its Space World expo in Japan this August.